Zelinsky-Kummant gas mask

Zelinsky-Kummant gas mask
TypeGas mask
Place of origin Russian Empire
Service history
In service1915–1930s
Used bySee Users
WarsWorld War I
Winter War
Production history
DesignerNikolay Zelinsky and M.I. Kummant
Designed1915
No. produced5,030,660

The Zelinsky-Kummant gas mask was, may be, the first Russian gas mask with activated carbon which had the ability to absorb a wide range of chemical warfare agents. This gas mask was developed in 1915 by St. Petersburg chemistry professor Nikolay Zelinsky and technologist of the Triangle plant M.I. Kummant. The design was later improved by I. D. Avalov and entered mass production. After adoption by the Imperial Russian Army during World War I, casualties from chemical attacks decreased sharply.

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